Posts Tagged ‘Awards’

I hope you stayed warm this week-end! When I hear about the weather in the northern and eastern parts of our country, I know that we have nothing to complain about, but, gosh, those were chilly temperatures for southeast Texas!!

Black History Month: Since 1976, every American President has designated February as Black History Month. San Jacinto College has a variety of activities scheduled to celebrate Black History Month so be sure to check out the events.

College Community Day Follow-up: Thanks to each of you who completed the assignment that I gave during my update session at College Community Day. As I said in my presentation, if you have any additional feedback for the assignment that you would like to provide, please send your handout via interoffice mail or reply to this email address (chancellor@sjcd.edu) by Wednesday, February 13th. I read through the responses and feedback over the weekend; and overall, the comments were supportive and positive about the values, vision, and mission. Read the rest of this entry »

Last Friday evening, we celebrated employees with the 27th Annual Service Awards Banquet. This event recognized employees with 10 years to 40 years (in five year increments) for their service to San Jacinto College. Three employees were recognized for 40 years of service (Deborah Anderson, Helen LaCour, and Michael Varnell)! Congratulations to the 108 employees who were recognized that evening!!Read the rest of this entry »

I hope all of you are staying dry! On this rainy day, I wanted to give you a bit of sunshine.

Last week, San Jacinto College was recognized as the 2018 Business of the Year by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. I was honored to receive this recognition on behalf of the Board of Trustees; all faculty, staff, and administrators; and our students! Read the rest of this entry »

It is my pleasure and honor to announce the 2017-2018 Minnie Piper Nominee and League for Innovation Excellence Award Recipients for San Jacinto College. Please join me in congratulating this year’s recipients: Read the rest of this entry »

As you may be aware, San Jacinto College implemented a Recognition Program in the Fall of 2016. One aspect of the program was the creation of the Monument Award which is given in recognition of outstanding team performance.

Eligibility included those full and part-time employees who had significant involvement in the accomplishment of a project, process or initiative. The team must have exemplified sustained, exceptional performance above and beyond expectations for the completion of deliverables identified in the annual priorities or strategic goals. Read the rest of this entry »

Today, it gives me great pride to announce the following individuals who have been nominated by their peers to be recognized as the 2016-2017 Minnie Piper Nominee and the League for Innovation Excellence Award Recipients:

I love to talk about the amazing work going on at San Jacinto College. Just yesterday, I was invited by a professor to his EDUC 1300 class where students were discussing the value of education, its impact on society, and what steps they needed to take to achieve their goals. I then met with reporters who were interviewing our students about the tremendous career opportunities available in our region for students who complete their credentials in several of our technical programs. I wrapped up the afternoon with an interview on the work that San Jacinto College is doing to engage public education and business and industry partners around the implementation of House Bill 5. It was an exciting first day back from Thanksgiving break!! Read the rest of this entry »

As I continue posting to my blog, I have received a few comments that some still prefer the email so I am sending this to you via email as well as posting it on the blog. Whichever method you prefer, I hope you are finding these communications useful. Read the rest of this entry »